Jameela Jamil opened up about the suspected feud between Bella Ramsey by sharing a bunch of screenshots that explained they were discussing the matter of non-gendered award show categories.
The 37-year-old actress cleared up claims she was ‘at odds’ with The Last of Us star on her Instagram story and shared a message directly addressing rumours the pair had begun an online battle over the divisive issue.
Posting a note that assured fans they were merely DMing each other to calmly discuss why – from Jameela’s point of view – award shows should have a separate category for non-binary people, the activist announced they were ‘all on the same side’.
Jameela’s comments were in response to a thought shared by Bella on their own Instagram story, reacting to the DC League of Super-Pets actress’s lengthy post on gender-neutral sections she had uploaded earlier that day.
Bella penned underneath a re-shared shot of Jameela’s words: ‘I feel weird about there being a whole new category.
‘I think it’s more about language… I would love the award categories to be called “Actress/Non-Binary Performer” and “Actor/Non-Binary Performer” then the performer can be submitted to their preferred category.
‘It’s not a perfect solution but that’s my take on it. I think it’s more about making us feel seen and included rather than being categorised.’
Following Bella’s friendly rebuttal, Jameela typed out her own response to fans accusing the pair of being at logger heads.
In her statement, she wrote: ‘To anyone who thinks myself and @bellaramsey are at odds, we are not, we are DMing really lovely messages and just discussing it together as everyone should because we are all in this together.
‘They are lovely and wonderful and I love that they are saying what they think is best. It is so needed.
‘I am deferential to whoever is most qualified to make this decision… My post clearly states I’m just ASKING. I’m not telling anyone what to do.
‘We all want the same thing, equal opportunities for all. We are all on the same side here. The side of love, and of men not sweeping allll the awards because the industry is still a little behind [sic].’
Metro.co.uk contacted Bella’s reps for comment.
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